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Recognised as Colour

#B99DE8

  • #B99DE8
  • Violet
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Plum

#B99DE8 is a violet with RGB values 185, 157, 232 and HSL 262°, 62%, 76%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Plum.

Colour values

#B99DE8#B99DE8
HEX#B99DE8
RGBrgb(185, 157, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.7255, 0.6157, 0.9098
RGB percentages72.5%, 61.6%, 91%
HSLhsl(262.4, 62%, 76.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(262.4, 32.3%, 91%)
CMYK20.3%, 32.3%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,164,584
CSS custom property--colour: #B99DE8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.40254WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness175.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.05:1
Contrast with white2.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#466217

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8CAAEBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#91AAE6no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.3 from the original
Tritanopia#B1A9B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 33.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.32:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.05:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Plum · ΔE 14.6Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.3Medium purple · ΔE 24.7Thistle · ΔE 29.4Orchid · ΔE 30.9Violet · ΔE 31.3
Nearest named CSS colourPlum (#DDA0DD)ΔE 14.6, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CCE89D
Analogous#9DA7E8, #DE9DE8
Triadic#E8B99D, #9DE8B9
Split complementary#E8DE9D, #A7E89D
Tetradic#E89DA7, #CCE89D, #9DE8DE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#F4F0FB
Lighter +10%#D7C6F2
Darker −10%#9B74DE
Darker −20%#7E4AD5
Darker −30%#632DBF
Darker −40%#4E2396
More saturated +25%#B58EF7
Less saturated −25%#BDACD9

Channel breakdown

R185
G157
B232
Red185 (72.5%)
Green157 (61.6%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue262.4°
Saturation (HSL)61.98%
Lightness76.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR B9 · G 9D · B E8

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